Pre-purchase Examinations

At Corner House Equine Clinic we do a lot of ‘Prior to purchase’ examinations (vettings) each year.

We would encourage clients to have a 5-stage vetting carried out including blood sampling. This allows us to examine the horse before, after and during exercise.

Rob Walsh, one of our vets, has travelled to continental Europe and Ireland to perform pre-purchase examinations on high value horses.

Before downloading and completing our Prior to Purchase Vetting Request Form, please read the following guidance document to ensure you fully understand the process.

• Download the vetting guidance document.

If you would like to book a vetting, you can complete a Vetting Request Form and email it to info@cornerhousevets.com or call the surgery.

• Download our Prior to purchase vetting request form.

Occasionally we are asked to do a limited two stage examination e.g. if the horse or pony is relatively inexpensive or unbroken. A two-stage examination omits stages 3-5 of the vetting and as such is a limited examination. Because of this, we require the purchaser to sign a disclaimer prior to the vetting being undertaken.

• Download our disclaimer form. 

*Please note that there is a £50 cancellation fee chargeable if examinations are cancelled within 24 hours of a booking.